Yes, that is a long period of time. I’ve been kind of lazy
when it comes to actually doing anything here, but not a lot has happened.
December 1, I started working. The first 3 days were for
training in how to be a cashier for Deer Valley. What to accept, what was
needed, bundling cash, doing a daily deposit, etc. After that, I was sent off
to be a real, honest to goodness cashier.
My schedule was for 3 days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. Since I don’t ski anymore, those days were fine for me. That way, the
others could ski on those days where there were fewer skiers and then work on
weekends. Two days a week, I work at Snow Park Lodge, the main area for administrative
functions for Deer Valley Resort.
Wednesday, I am in a closet at Silver Lake, kind of the mid
mountain area of Deer Valley. Empire is the highest area. Deer Valley is an
interesting area – it isn’t a town, so much as a condo resort – you have to go
to Park City if you want to shop after hours. Most of the restaurants are
closed fairly early (8 pm or so). Since you cannot buy a drink unless you are
also buying food, there aren’t any “bars” in the area. Most are associated with
a restaurant.
Before Christmas, I ended up with a cold and then the usual
cough that lasts forever. I started all my usual solutions to the problem early
(such as inhaler, drugs, etc) and bought a humidifier because the air is so
dry. All seemed to help, I lost my cold in 6 weeks instead of the usual three
months. Wonderful!
The weather has been strange, either cold and snowy/rainy or
cold and absolutely blue sky. Here’s a picture of my truck and the side of the
trailer decorated for Christmas.
An issue with the area is the traffic and driving. The speed
limit everywhere (except for a few places) is 25 mph. Difficult to maintain.
During the Grand Prix moguls contest at Deer Valley, the traffic at the end of
the day was slow.
During the two weeks that the Sundance Film Festival was in
Park City, the traffic was awful. I didn’t go to any of the venues or see any
of the movies. I was still in the middle of coughing at that time. I’m not sure
I missed much, since I really didn’t want to see any of the movies and I’m not
much of a crowd person.
A variety of other pictures from my site.
I’ve been “remodeling” my trailer. I took out the dining
area and put in a desk instead. So the smaller of the seat cushions (the back
rests) are now on my bed as a back rest when I sit on the bed. I’m not sure
what do with the big cushions.
I’m also in the process of taking out the nasty carpet. Once
it is out, I will put in vinyl tiles. I’m leaning in the “fake” slate vinyl
tiles. I’ll have to see how it looks after I get the nasty carpet out. I also
replaced all of the handles. The originals were curved and limited access to
two and a half fingers. It was painful to pull some doors/drawers open because
of the shape. The new ones are square and take all four fingers. So much easier
on my hands! See pictures of before and after.
Now that there is very little time left (I have around 14 working
days left), I have some decisions to make concerning how much I will toss out
before I leave. I have to do some cleaning and making sure there are no
disposables in the refrigerator by the time I leave. But not until April 12.
My next adventure is to go to Park City and take pictures. I’m
planning a brief walking tour of this very resort town.
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